Released on 17 May 1974, The ‘In’ Crowd was issued as the lead single from Bryan Ferry’s second solo album Another Time, Another Place. Backed with Chance Meeting, the single entered the UK Singles Chart on 19 May and remained for six weeks, peaking at No. 13. The release continued Ferry’s stylish reinterpretations of classic material, paired with a reworking of an early Roxy Music composition on the B‑side.